Cartoon Violence

In the cartoon, All Dogs Go to Heaven, the main character, a dog, dies. When he arrives in heaven, he receives a watch that allows him to return to earth. After viewing this scene, Matthew, a five-year old boy, asked his mother when his dog would get her watch. Matthew's dog passed away over a year ago, but because Matthew, as well as other children, is unable to separate real life from fiction; he believed that his dog would receive a watch and return to him.
Many types of violence are viewed in cartoons and because they are centered on the interest of children, children are at great risk of mimicking the actions and attitudes the characters portray.
"Children spend more time learning about life through media than in
any other manner. The average child spends approximately twenty-eight hours a week watching television, which is twice as much time as they spend in school" (Baby Bag Online).
In analyzing the cartoons, "Tom and Jerry," "The Lion King,"......

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